swampdude

weird geography but a nice field!

What a wild night!!! No wonder we hate one game playoffs! Congrats to all the winners!

Bellville wins 3-0

If the UIL will only let you play one, get your money's worth out of one!!! ;D

Come on Bears!! Finish 'em off!!!

I'm glad my guys are already in the next round. Strange stuff happening tonight. Lots of fingernails being chewed off!

Well Gabe,.....it depends on which kids . JUST KIDDING!!!! ;D ;D

You nailed it, etbu. Gerrry Hunsicker was/is a baseball guy and the Astros were always competitive and the farm system was productive. What has he done since we cut him loose? Hmmmm, took the Tampa Bay Rays organization that has been dead in the water for it's entire history and climbed into the World Series with a bunch of kids! I am afraid Wade will continue to sign over-the-hill free agents for too much money and too little contributions. >

Here is the 3A bracket. The other is the 4A bracket. [Hidden Content]

My question is why is HJ forcing a freshman who's arm is hurting to throw against any team? Seems like a good way to kill the future of the program.

Tonight he played right field

Bobcats by a big margin....... the Tigers could be a bit tight after their first two district games.

Coach Stone has always been a class act!! Congratulations, Coach !!! 8)

Bobcats by 3

I have been all over the internet looking for a clarification of the scoring rule. There are several interpretations that can be found defending either side. This came from the Major League Baseball rule book. This is not meant to belabor the argument because Tuesday night's game was brilliantly pitched from both teams and it is all academic at this point. Good luck to the Cardinals and Bears the rest of the season. Directly from the rule book 10.05 Base Hits A base hit is a statistic credited to a batter when such batter reaches base safely, as set forth in this Rule 10.05. (a) The official scorer shall credit a batter with a base hit when: (1) the batter reaches first base (or any succeeding base) safely on a fair ball that settles on the ground, that touches a fence before being touched by a fielder or that clears a fence; (2) the batter reaches first base safely on a fair ball hit with such force, or so slowly, that any fielder attempting to make a play with the ball has no opportunity to do so; Rule 10.05(a)(2) Comment: The official scorer shall credit a hit if the fielder attempting to handle the ball cannot make a play, even if such fielder deflects the ball from or cuts off another fielder who could have put out a runner. (3) the batter reaches first base safely on a fair ball that takes an unnatural bounce so that a fielder cannot handle it with ordinary effort, or that touches the pitcher's plate or any base (including home plate) before being touched by a fielder and bounces so that a fielder cannot handle the ball with ordinary effort; (4) the batter reaches first base safely on a fair ball that has not been touched by a fielder and that is in fair territory when the ball reaches the outfield, unless in the scorer's judgment the ball could have been handled with ordinary effort; (5) a fair ball that has not been touched by a fielder touches a runner or an umpire, unless a runner is called out for having been touched by an Infield Fly, in which case the official scorer shall not score a hit; or (6) a fielder unsuccessfully attempts to put out a preceding runner and, in the official scorer's judgment, the batter-runner would not have been put out at first base by ordinary effort. Rule 10.05(a) Comment: In applying Rule 10.05(a), the official scorer shall always give the batter the benefit of the doubt. A safe course for the official scorer to follow is to score a hit when exceptionally good fielding of a ball fails to result in a putout. ( The official scorer shall not credit a base hit when a: (1) runner is forced out by a batted ball, or would have been forced out except for a fielding error; (2) batter apparently hits safely and a runner who is forced to advance by reason of the batter becoming a runner fails to touch the first base to which such runner is advancing and is called out on appeal. The official scorer shall charge the batter with a time at bat but no hit; (3) pitcher, the catcher or any infielder handles a batted ball and puts out a preceding runner who is attempting to advance one base or to return to his original base, or would have put out such runner with ordinary effort except for a fielding error. The official scorer shall charge the batter with a time at bat but no hit; (4) fielder fails in an attempt to put out a preceding runner and, in the scorer's judgment, the batter-runner could have been put out at first base; or Rule 10.05( Comment: Rule 10.05( shall not apply if the fielder merely looks toward or feints toward another base before attempting to make the putout at first base. (5) runner is called out for interference with a fielder attempting to field a batted ball, unless in the scorer's judgment the batter-runner would have been safe had the interference not occurred

Hicks will probably not pitch tomorrow. He finished the last couple of innings against Lumberton tonight. I wouldn't panic about the pitching just yet. Still early and as tournaments usually go, it is pitching by committee. Many players are getting a chance to contribute while seeing how the younger guys handle live bullets at the varsity level. Older players have to prove that they are better than the young guns vying for their positions. You gotta love it!!! 8)

Blasphemy!!!

Louisiana high school athletics have always been run very different from Texas. Their system makes little sense to me, but hey, I'm from Texas! ;D As long as they keep that thinking on their side of the Sabine I am happy.

If the UIL is proposing it, there are purse strings attached to it. Keep watering it down. Everybody makes the playoffs. Everybody is a winner. Just like in the Special Olympics.

Indian Ken was another example of what makes Texas High School Football great! Truly a loss for the PNG family as well as all of Texas High School Football :'( Condolences from your Orange County football friends.

Pirate V Ball nailed this one.........with 6 seconds to spare!

Actually, in defense of the refs I heard this one about us fans: The definition of a football fan is a guy that can detect a marginal hold in the interior line from the top of the stands, but can't find his car in the parking lot after the game!

Hey Ref! If you had one more eye you would be a cyclops!

It was not a fake punt. The snap skipped off the ground and the punter saw it would be blocked from his right and reacted. Our Cardinals should have stopped him but were not watching on that side. The Cardinals showed fight all night and we will continue to get better. How about those two freshmen that played tough all night? We will have those two for three more seasons! The Cardinals go to Orangefield this week. Then finish with H-F. Let's end this season with two wins!

and I say that he is neither that smart nor that stupid!